gh-action-pypi-publish/README.md

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# PyPI publish GitHub Action
This action allows you to upload your [Python distribution package](
https://packaging.python.org/glossary/#term-distribution-package) to
PyPI.
## Usage
To use the action add the following step to your workflow file (e.g.:
`.github/workflows/main.yml`)
```yml
- name: Publish a Python distribution to PyPI
uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
with:
user: __token__
password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
```
A common use case is to upload packages only on a tagged commit, to do so add a
filter to the step:
```yml
if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
```
So the full step would look like:
```yml
- name: Publish package
if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.event.ref, 'refs/tags')
uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
with:
user: __token__
password: ${{ secrets.pypi_password }}
```
The example above uses the new [API token](https://pypi.org/help/#apitoken)
feature of PyPI, which is recommended to restrict the access the action has.
The secret used in `${{ secrets.pypi_password }}` needs to be created on the settings
page of your project on GitHub. See [Creating & using secrets].
## Non-goals
This GitHub Action [has nothing to do with _building package
distributions_]. Users are responsible for preparing dists for upload
by putting them into the `dist/` folder prior to running this Action.
## Advanced release management
For best results, figure out what kind of workflow fits your
project's specific needs.
For example, you could implement a parallel workflow that
pushes every commit to Test PyPI or your own index server,
like `devpi`. For this, you'd need to (1) specify a custom
`repository_url` value and (2) generate a unique version
number for each upload so that they'd not create a conflict.
The later is possible if you use `setuptools_scm` package but
you could also invent your own solution based on the distance
to the latest tagged commit.
Please notice that you'll need to create another token for a
separate host and then [save it as a GitHub repo
secret][Creating & using secrets].
The action invocation in this case would look like:
```yml
- name: Publish package to Test PyPI
uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
with:
user: __token__
password: ${{ secrets.test_pypi_password }}
repository_url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
```
## License
The Dockerfile and associated scripts and documentation in this project
are released under the [BSD 3-clause license](LICENSE.md).
[Creating & using secrets]: https://help.github.com/en/articles/virtual-environments-for-github-actions#creating-and-using-secrets-encrypted-variables
[has nothing to do with _building package distributions_]:
https://github.com/pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish/issues/11#issuecomment-530480449